And we're back. Don't you hate it when you make an announcement to the world, and then you can't follow through because life gets in the way? Yup. It's been one of those weeks! My publisher sent me the printed pages of my craft book to edit, mark up and send back... so I had to read through 192 pages of crafts and instructions to find any mistakes. But I am ridiculously relieved to say that that was the FINAL edit and I won't see those pages again until it goes to print this summer. Crazy and so … [Read more...]

These birdseed ornaments are really easy to make! They look amazing and they might even look complicated, but don't let it fool you - They're super simple! I ended up calling them "bird cookies" with the kids because it's kind of what they look and feel like. So when our birdseed ornaments were done, we went outside and hung our "bird cookies" on the trees and bushes in the backyard. The kids had a blast!
I don't know why, but I get a little giddy when I see birds in the backyard eating the … [Read more...]

It's really snowy right now where I live. I know, I live in Canada, so I shouldn't get to complain. It's kind of to be expected, right? But yesterday, we got about a foot and a half of snow, and call me crazy, but that seems like a lot of snow for one day!
Buses were cancelled. The roads were terrible. And our house felt drafty all day long. And now they're calling for crazy low temperatures for the next few days. Brrrrr...
Does anyone else find it frustrating that even though buses are … [Read more...]

Well, it's winter, it's cold, and there's snow on the ground. So to me, it's the perfect time to make candles for those dark evenings! I'm not one of those people who constantly has candles burning in the house. (Except for those battery operated candles. Although, the batteries on ours died months ago...) So I'm not going to claim that I make these clementine candles all the time or that I'm any kind of fruit candle expert. I made these clementine candles once, and I probably won't make them … [Read more...]

Do you know what my five year old asked Santa for this year? A stuffed flamingo. A STUFFED FLAMINGO!? I'm not sure why she decided that's what she wanted, but let's just say that was NOT easy for Santa to find! It was worth the effort though, because she has carried the fluffy, pink thing around with her everywhere since she pulled it out of her stocking. It makes me smile when I see her cuddling it at night, and it's curved, little pink head is just poking out from underneath the covers.
It … [Read more...]